5 things children of alcoholics should know
It’s Children of Addiction Week, a week-long effort to raise awareness around the impact of addiction on the family. I’m an adult child of an…
Your only job in life
There is a reason why when on a flight, the airlines instructs you to put your own oxygen mask on before you help the people…
3 good things that come from being an adult child of an alcoholic
There is so much written and spoken about the negative effects for kids who grew up in dysfunctional environments – kids with narcissistic parents, absent…
When you realize you’re an ACoA
The darkest hour is just before dawn. Welcome to dawn!Discovering that ACoA is a thing and a very common thing was one of the best…
Self-care Saturday
Self-care tips This is a look at my self-care on Saturday afternoons. I never learned how to take good care of myself when I was…
About my mom
When I was a very little girl, I followed my mother around like her shadow. She was the most beautiful person in the world. She…